Excitement levels have just gone through the roof here at Folk & Tumble. As if the current glut of albums already available in 2012, we’ve received word that our favourite Scottish act du jour Admiral Fallow are ready to drop the follow up record to their beautiful debut “Boots Met My Face”. Due for release [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from the camp of Duke Special and as we venture with a little trepidation into 2012 it’s reassuring to know that the eccentric vaudevillian is hard at work on his fourth album “Oh Pioneer”. Somewhere down by the River Thames in London, Duke Special is locked up [...]
It’s been a hectic start to 2012 for Northern Irish songwriter Foy Vance. In January alone he has completed a mini-tour of Europe, paid a quick visit to NYC and released a new single on iTunes. ‘Be The Song’ is the lead single from the upcoming ‘Melrose EP’ and is a collaboration with long time [...]
Our email inbox today tells us that Ben Howard is “stoked” about his upcoming biggest UK tour in November and we’re just as excited as he is. If you’re new to the music of Ben Howard then check out this session for BBC Radio One with Zane Lowe. If you’re already well versed in the [...]
An excellent new charity single will be released tomorrow [Thursday 8th December] by Duncan Campbell & The Duty Paid Society. It’s a lovely little piece of folk pop and every copy bought on the night will raise funds for The Welcome Organisation which is a homeless charity based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Playing well thought [...]
Wednesday 2nd November marked a return for the Northern Irish Music Awards. In previous years organisations such as the Oh Yeah Music Centre have hosted little ceremonies to honour newcomers on the Northern Irish music scene throught their ‘Contenders’ programme and also to pay homage to legends of days gone by like Terri Hooley and [...]
Farriers are Rachel, Stephen, Gerry, Kate and Gareth; five footstompers from Northern Ireland who play upbeat, rootsy folk that you can jig about with a pint of stout to while your grandma taps an approving toe by the fireplace. They’ve been writing and gigging relentlessly for the last three years and 2009 saw the release [...]
A few weeks back I was dressed like a late 70s punk and ventured down to the Ulster Hall in Belfast to play a small part as an extra in a bit crowd of music lovers re-enacting a gig from 1979 as part of the filming of Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s Good Vibrations. [...]